Reel for barb-wire.



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Patented out. 25, 1910.

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WILLIAM P. KASSULKER, OF NEW GERMANY, MINNESOTA.

REEL FOR BARR-WIRE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 25, 1910.

Application filed August 17, 1909. semina. 513,237.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM P. KAS- SULKER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at New Germany, in the county of Carver and State ofMinnesota, have invented new and useful Improvements in Reels forBarb-Wire, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to reels for barb wire and the like, the objectof the invention being to provide a truck supported reel especiallydesigned for the needs of farmers and adapted to be made of wire or likematerial to readily wind upon the main body while the truck is beingmoved in a field or held stationary as may be found expedient.

@ne of the main objects of the invention is to provide an exceedinglycompact and convenient form of reel of the class referred to which maybe manufactured cheaply and sold at a cost which would place the samewithin the reach of every farmer.

To the above end the invention consists in the novel construction,combination and arrangement of parts herein fully described, illustratedand claimed.

In the accompanying drawings z-Figure 1 is a side elevation of a reelembodyin the present invention. Fig. 2 is a rear e evation of the dropframe of the machine. Fig.

3 is an enlarged detail horizontal section through the earing. Fig. 4 isa side elevation of the caring yoke.

Referring to the drawings it will be seen that the machine comprises adrop frame embodying a bottom bar 1 and opstanding side bars 2 arrangedsubstantially parallel to each other and formed integrally with thebottom bar 1, the said side bars having rigidly secured theretooutwardly extending axle spindles 3 upon which the carrying wheels 4 aremounted.

Above the axle spindles 3, the drop frame has connected thereto the rearends of the side bars 5 of a horizontal frame by means of which thetruck as a whole is moved from place to place. At their forward ends theside bars 5 are connected by a handle bar which extends across andconnects the bars 5 and projects beyond the same to form the lateralhandles 7. A cross bar not shown connects the side bars 5 at anintermediate point.

Extending downward from the side bars 5 is a U`shaped brace 9 andconnected with the bottom bar of said brace is a longitudinal brace 10the rear end of which is connected centrally to the bottom bar 1 of thedrop frame. The brace 10 is continued in advance of the member 9 andbent over into substantially circular shape to form a rest 11 for thetruck when standing still.

The side barsl 2 of the drop frame are extended above the side bars 5 toreceive the shaft 12 of the reel. This reel comprises a pair ofoppositely arranged heads 13 which are shown for convenience ascruciform frames the arms of which are connected by bars 14.

The means for imparting motion to the reel will now be described.

16 designates the reel operating shaft which extends lengthwise abovethe frame colnposed of the side bars 5 and the handle bar 6. Thisoperating shaft 16 is mounted with bearings 17 secured to the handle bar6 andis provided in front of said handle bar with an operating crank 18.On the rear end of the shaft 16 there is mounted a bevel pinion 19 whichmeshes with a bevel gear wheel 20. The wheel 2O is provided with a hub21 to which is secured a spider 22 the extremities of which areconnected to the adjacent head 13 of the reel body as shown in Fig. 2.The shaft 16 is journaled in bearin s 23 and 24 arranged at oppositesides of tie pinion 19 and connected by an angle yoke 25, the distancebetween the bearings 23 and 24 being just sufficient to receive andadmit of the rotation of the pinion 19 as clearly illustrated in Fig. 4.In addition to the bearings 23 and 24, the yoke 25 also supports abearing 26 which receives the extended end of the reel shaft 12 as shownin Fig. 3 thus maintaining the gear wheels 19 and 20 in perfect registryand mesh with one another. The gears 19 and 20 are so proportioned as togive the necessary power to wind the barb wire on the reel and drag avery considerable length of wire along the eld without the necessity ofwheeling the truck in the wheel simultaneously with the winding of thewire' is rendered exceedingly compactund the center of the rotation ofthe reel is brought, close up to the axis of the truck Wheels thusavoiding the necessity of arranging the reel at :t higher elevationabove the axle of the truck o1' in front or in rear thereof as hasheretofore been necessary.

I claimz- In u reel of the class described, a drop frame embodying abottom bar and opstanding spaced side bars, wheel-supporting spindlescarried by the said side bars and located near the upper ends thereof, areel revolubly supported on said drop fralneya horizontal frameextending rearwardly of the said drop frame and hfivinr side barsconnected,` at their forward en( s with the side bars of the said dropframe, aV handle bnr connecting the rear ends of the seid side bars ofthe said horizontal frame, a depending frame secured to the saidhorizontal frame and located directly at the rear of the said dropframe, and a longitudinal brace member secured at its forward end to thebottom bar of the drop frame and secured near its rear end to the saiddependii'lg frame and having its terminal bent to form :i supportingfoot.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

VILLIAM P. KASSULKER. IVitnesses A. J. SoHNoHioH, HENRY D. MELKF`

